Business Analytics Minor (BUAN)

Any undergraduate student at Western Michigan University can complete a Business Analytics minor. The minor requires a minimum of 15 hours consisting of five required courses. CIS majors are required to substitute CIS 4640 with a course from the approved list. Interested students should consult with a designated Business Analytics advisor prior to enrolling in courses for the minor.

Required Courses (5 courses - 15 hours)

CIS 2500 - Data Analytics for Business Credits: 3 hours
CIS 2640 - Applied Analytics Foundations Credits: 3 hours
CIS 2650 - Programming for Data Analytics Credits: 3 hours
CIS 3640 - Visual Analytics Credits: 3 hours
CIS 4640 - Business Data Mining Credits: 3 hours

Note:

Courses taken to fulfill the Business Analytics minor cannot be double-counted to fulfill the requirements of a student’s major. The student needs to find a substitution at the same level or above from the following list.

CIS 2720 - Cloud Computing Applications Credits: 3 hours
CIS 3620 - Practical Project Management Credits: 3 hours
CIS 4100 - Internship Credits: 1 to 4 hours
CIS 4500 - Customer Relationship Management Credits: 3 hours
CIS 4610 - Database for Business Analytics Credits: 3 hours
CIS 4960 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 4 hours
CIS 5550 - Topics in Computer Information Systems Credits: 3 hours